Royals vs White Sox Prediction, Pick, Odds for Monday, August 25

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The Chicago White Sox (47-83) and Kansas City Royals (67-64) will face off in the MLB tonight. First pitch from Rate Field is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET. The game will broadcast live on CHSN.

Kansas City is a -145 favorite to win outright on the moneyline, while Chicago is +120 to pull off the upset. The over/under is set at 8.5 total runs.

Continue below for my Royals vs White Sox predictions and MLB picks for Monday, August 25, as well as probable pitchers, betting trends, injury reports and more.

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My Royals vs White Sox Prediction

  • Royals vs White Sox pick: Shane Smith Under 15.5 Outs Recorded (-130)

My White Sox vs. Royals best bet is on Shane Smith under 15.5 outs recorded, with the best price currently available at BetMGM. But as always, make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.


Royals vs White Sox Odds

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Monday, August 25
7:40 p.m. ET
CHSN
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Royals Odds
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-1.5
+115
8.5
+100o / -120u
-145
White Sox Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
+1.5
-140
8.5
+100o / -120u
+120
Odds via DraftKings. Get up-to-the-minute MLB odds here.
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Shane Smith has been a bright spot for the White Sox this season, and for that reason, the organization is going to be very mindful of his second-half workload in a year where he has already thrown a career-high number of innings.

Manager Will Venable has been open with the media about this fact, and specifically mentioned probably not pushing Smith into the 6th inning in certain situations.

In Smith's most recent outing, he threw 101 pitches and completed six innings of work, but that was one night after the White Sox used five bullpen arms.

Prior to that, Smith hadn't faced more than 20 batters in a game since before the All-Star Break.

If Smith is up above 75 pitches after five frames against the Royals tonight, there is a good chance that his day will be done.

Royals vs White Sox Best Bet

  • Shane Smith Under 15.5 Outs Recorded (-130)

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